Lesotho’s incoming prime minister vows change

Lesotho’s new coalition government says reforms are coming

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Africa’s climate activists struggle to attend COP27

Young campaigners want a voice at the global climate summit next month

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Atrocities continue in northern Ethiopia

Both sides in Ethiopia's Tigray conflict have been accused of crimes against civilians

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First Ebola death recorded in Ugandan capital

An Ebola patient has died at a hospital in Kampala, the Ugandan health ministry says

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Ebola case confirmed in Uganda's capital Kampala

An Ebola patient has died at a hospital in Uganda's capital, say health authorities

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13/10/2022 GMT

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

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13/10/2022 GMT

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

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13/10/2022 GMT

Reports and analysis of the day's political, economic and sports news from across Africa.

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IMF Africa Director on Africa’s economic storm

Abebe Aemro Selassie, says African nations have been hit harder than expected

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IMF works much more collaboratively, says Africa Director

Abebe Aemro Selassie, says IMF works in partnership with nations

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Nigerian lecturers suspend eight-month strike

Lecturers in Nigeria’s universities have agreed to resume lessons after being on strike

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Urgent global calls for an Ethiopia ceasefire

There is rising alarm in diplomatic and humanitarian circles about the Tigrayan conflict

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Kenya disbands feared elite police unit

Kenya’s Special Service Unit has been accused of enforced disappearances and killings

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Protesters who died in Sierra Leone clashes buried

Twenty-seven protesters were killed during cost-of-living demonstrations in August

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Ethiopian troops seize strategic city in Tigray

The 23-month civil war continues to escalate in Ethiopia

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Ethiopian army captures several towns from Tigray forces

Shire, Alamata and Korem have been claimed by Ethiopian federal troops

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Zimbabwe to address genocide

'Gukurahundi' resulted in the death of 20,000 civilians

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Hospital staff and patients kidnapped in Nigeria hospital attack

Several people, including staff and patients, were taken during the raid on Gulu Hospital

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Humanitarian crisis in South Sudan ‘intolerable’

The UN Commission on Human Rights says millions of civilians are suffering in South Sudan

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Traders in Ghana's capital Accra close their stores

Shop owners and businesses in Accra stopped work in cost-of-living protest

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Chad: Several killed in protests

Demonstrations took place after the military failed to hand over power

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Update: 50 killed at Chad protests

Demonstrators want the military to hand power to a civilian government

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Nigeria: #EndSARS two years on

We look back at the wave of anti-police brutality protests

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Renewed violence in Sudan’s Blue Nile

At least 150 reportedly killed in ethnic clashes in the last two days

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Sudan clashes: over 150 killed

Reports say at least 150 people have been killed in violent clashes

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Malawi’s security minister speaks on mass graves

Two mass graves were discovered in a northern district of Mzimba

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Tanzania battles Kilimanjaro fires

Emergency workers are fighting to extinguish the flames

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More Ebola cases confirmed in Uganda’s capital

The country’s capital, Kampala, is on high alert

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Kenyan elite police unit on trial

Four Kenyan policemen are accused of murder, abductions and torture

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School fire kills 11 children in Uganda

Four others are in a critical condition

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Sudan protests on coup anniversary

A military coup last year halted Sudan’s democratic transition

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Thousands march in Sudan pro-democracy protests

It marks one year since Sudan’s military coup

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Burkina Faso recruits civilians to fight jihadists

Burkina Faso is aiming to create a Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland force

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Burkina Faso recruits 50,000 civilians to help fight militants

Burkina Faso is aiming to create a Volunteers for the Defence of the Fatherland force

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Vasectomy discussed: Should more men consider it?

We hear how some African men are now opting for vasectomy as a birth control tool

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Nigeria and South Africa security warnings

Concerns have been raised over the threat of attacks in major cities

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Analysis: US warns of attacks in Nigeria and South Africa

We speak to a security analyst about the threats in both countries

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Tunisian child stranded in Italy

The four-year-old was found on a small boat after crossing the Mediterranean Sea

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Millions in Ethiopia face ‘perfect storm’ of deprivation

The World Health Organization says millions need urgent aid

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